Body temperature measuring method and system using earphone

Abstract

Body temperature measuring method and system using earphone are provided, in which the body temperature measuring method includes connecting a user terminal to an earphone, measuring a first temperature at the earphone, measuring a second temperature at the earphone, and, at the user terminal, obtaining a body temperature by calibrating the second temperature by reflecting the first temperature. The first temperature is measured within a first predetermined time of connecting the user terminal to the earphone, and the second temperature is measured after a second predetermined time following connecting the user terminal to the earphone. The method may further include, when a GPS signal is received at the user terminal, receiving ambient temperature information of a position corresponding to the GPS signal, measuring a third temperature at the earphone, and obtaining a body temperature by calibrating the third temperature by reflecting the ambient temperature information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0151668, filed on Nov. 14, 2017 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.[0002]The present disclosure relates to a body temperature measuring method and system, and more particularly, to a body temperature measuring method and system using an earphone.BACKGROUND ART[0003]In recent years, various services have been provided to support user healthcare using smartphones. For example, a variety of smartphone applications have been developed and commercialized, which may manage users' daily life habits such as exercise and eating habits, sleep patterns, biorhythms and so on. However, smartphone applications that have been commercialized so far are no better than just using the inertial sensor built in the smartphone to monitor the activities of the users, or receiving users' health information directly from the use...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a method and system for measuring a person's body temperature using an earphone. The system takes into account the ambient temperature to accurately measure the person's body temperature while wearing earphones and using a smartphone. This provides a natural way to measure the person's body temperature and other biosignals.

Problems solved by technology

However, smartphone applications that have been commercialized so far are no better than just using the inertial sensor built in the smartphone to monitor the activities of the users, or receiving users' health information directly from the users.

However, there is a shortcoming that the accuracy is reduced since the ear temperature is affected by the ambient temperature and so on.

Also, the present inventive concept is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept may not overcome any of the problems described above.

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